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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
| Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt |
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Ref. |
BWV 18 |
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German Title |
Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt |
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English Title |
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Cantata for Sexagesima Sunday |
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Composed |
Weimar, 1713-1714 | 1st performance: 1713 or 1714 or at the latest February 24, 1715 - Weimar; 2nd performance: February 13, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 3, 4); Isaiah 55: 10-12 (Mvt. 2); Lazarus Spengler (Mvt. 5) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-1 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.04 MB] | Score BGA [2.29 MB] |
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References |
BGA: II | NBA: I/7 | BC: A 44 | Zwang: K 8 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
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Discussions |
Week of February 3, 2002; Week of April 10, 2005; Week of March 14, 2010 |
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Contents |
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Recordings - Part 1 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten 18 · 152 [L-1] |
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Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt Consort |
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Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech |
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Telefunken |
1966 ? |
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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas I |
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Soprano: Adele Stolte; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam |
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Leipzig Classics |
Nov 1967 |
TT: 16:33 |
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Recorded at Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 |
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Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond |
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Teldec |
1972 |
TT: 14:21 |
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Soprano: Eva Csapó; Alto: Gabriele Schnaut; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne |
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Hänssler |
Jan 1975 |
TT: 15:51 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar [C-5] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists |
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Soprano: Julianne Baird, Counter-tenor: Drew Minter, Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield, Bass: James Weaver |
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Koch International |
Mar 1994 |
TT: 14:33 |
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Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2 |
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Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien, Bass: Klaus Mertens |
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Erato / Antoine Marchand |
May 1995 |
TT: 13:21 |
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+ Aternative version of Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) & Chorale (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 18; Time: 3:+1:09. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 5 |
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Cantata BWV 18 [13:58] |
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Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy |
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BIS 841 |
Feb, Jun, Jul 1997 |
CD / TT: 78:17 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 20: Naarden / Southwell |
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Cantata BWV 18 [13:32] |
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Soprano: Gillian Keith; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephan Loges |
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Soli Deo Gloria 153 |
Feb 27, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 53:18 + 42:07 |
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Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Southwell Minster, England. |
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Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8 |
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Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Tenor: Robert Getchell; Bass: Bas Ramselaar |
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Brilliant Classics |
Jan-Feb 2000 |
TT: 14:39 |
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Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. |
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Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-6] |
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Cantata BWV 18 [13:58] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort |
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Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod |
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Mirare Records |
Sep 2004 |
CD / TT: 49:00 |
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Recorded at l'Eglise de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France. |
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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 18 [13:50] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet |
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Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley |
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Chandos Chaconne 742 |
Oct 16-18, 2005 |
CD / TT: 71:21 |
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Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England. |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 6 (Sexagesima and Estomihi Sundays): "Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern" - Cantatas BWV 18 · 23 · 1 |
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Cantata BWV 18 [13:31] |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande |
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Soprano: Siri Thornhill; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben |
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Accent 25306 |
Mar 2007 |
SACD / TT: 55:50 |
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Recorded at Auditorium C. Pollini, Padova, Italy. |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - October 2009) |
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Cantata BWV 18 : Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 |
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Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas : Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion |
Last update: ýSeptember 18, 2006 ý01:47:35
